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schism

/ˈskɪzəm/noun

उच्चारण स्किज़म

फूट, मतभेद, संप्रदाय-विभाजन

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    [C, U] formal

    strong disagreement within an organization, especially a religious one, that makes its members divide into separate groups

    फूट, मतभेद, संप्रदाय-विभाजन

    • a schism in the party over the alliance
    • the schism between the two sects
    • The debate over the new leader caused a schism in the party.
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    • A schism divided the community into two groups.
    • The schism between the two factions lasted decades.

    Synonyms division split rift breach rupture

    Opposite unity union agreement harmony

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Spelling and pronunciation: schism, /ˈskɪzəm/ or /ˈsɪzəm/, with sch- (not 'skism' or 'shism').

Spelling और pronunciation में schism, /ˈskɪzəm/ या /ˈsɪzəm/, sch- के साथ ('skism' या 'shism' गलत है)।

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Keep the split words together: schism (religious or party split), rift, rupture, faction (a group within a group).

फूट के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: schism (धार्मिक या दलीय विभाजन), rift, rupture, faction (समूह के भीतर समूह)।

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The split in Buddhism into Hinayana and Mahayana; the split of the Indian National Congress at Surat (1907) between moderates and extremists.

बौद्ध धर्म का हीनयान और महायान में विभाजन; सूरत (1907) में नरमपंथियों और गरमपंथियों के बीच कांग्रेस का विभाजन।